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Current Organic Synthesis

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1794
ISSN (Online): 1875-6271

Transition Metal Complexes of Some Azamacrocycles and Their Use in Molecular Recognition

Author(s): Jens Geduhn, Thomas Walenzyk and Burkhard Konig

Volume 4, Issue 4, 2007

Page: [390 - 412] Pages: 23

DOI: 10.2174/157017907782408770

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Abstract

Azamacrocycles show high affinity for the complexation of a wide range of transition metals. By additional reversibly coordinated ligands, these metal complexes have shown to be interesting tools for molecular recognition, especially for biological systems. Herein, the role of metal complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetraaza-cyclotetradecane ([14]aneN4 or cyclam), 1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclododecane ([12]aneN4 or cyclen), 1,5,9-triaza-cyclododecane ([12]aneN3), 1,4,7-triaza-cyclononane ([9]aneN3 or TACN) is reviewed.

Keywords: Azamacrocycles, molecular recognition, transition metal complexes, cyclam, cyclen, TACN


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